Remnants of the past: Lake George construction site exposes burial ground
Bones tell park's Revolution story, and raise questions about protections
Stories
State accuses Spectrum of inflating list of required rural broadband connections
By James Odato
“Our analysis bears out that Charter and Spectrum have been exaggerating the number of new passings."
Rangers aid injured hikers on Mount Jo, Black Mountain
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 10 at 4:36 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an 84-year-old male hiker from Rochester with chest pains on Mt. Jo. Forest Ranger Lt. Burns and Forest Ranger van Laer responded, along with the Lake…
Lake George algal bloom: harmful but not too toxic
By Ry Rivard
Lake watchdogs have warned for years that rising pollution levels in the lake — fueled in part by leaking lakeside septics — would help cause such a bloom.
Trailblazer: Joanne Kennedy
We know Joanne Kennedy from her photos featuring Adirondack wildlife and landscapes published in the Adirondack Mountain Club’s Adirondac magazine, her monthly column in the Plattsburgh Press-Republican, “Navigating Nature,” and her book, “Leave Only Footprints: A Walk on the Wild Side–Adirondack Style.” I
Open Space Institute acquires Lake Luzerne property ripe for green and recreational opportunities
Newly protected property in Warren County will help fight climate change and help link Saratoga Springs to the Adirondacks.
A surprise spot for prime fishing
By Tim Rowland
Who would think that for some of the best salmon fishing on the west side of Lake Champlain, anglers head straight into the heart of the City of Plattsburgh?
Fuzzy caterpillar goes viral and more of the week’s top stories
By Melissa Hart
Woolly bully According to folk lore, the woolly bear caterpillar has the ability to predict the severity of the upcoming winter ahead, based on its black and reddish-brown stripes. With all the ups and downs of temps this season, I’m sure these little guys are having a heck of a time trying to get a…
Fort Drum eyes six potential training sites, some in Adirondack Park
Fort Drum has formed a stakeholder group to look at six possible locations, some in the Adirondacks, for air- and land-based training.
Predator beetles released on Lake George to eat hemlock-killing bug
Surveyors are finding more areas along Lake George have the invasive bug that kills hemlocks, and treatment options, including the release of a non-native predator beetle, have begun.